This will retract the rollers and make the door flush with the track.
How to fix a sliding glass door that is hard to open.
Give the screw a clockwise turn and test to see whether the door slides easier.
These hole are often covered with a plastic plug.
This may or may not provide a temporary solution.
Raise it just enough to clear the track and roll smoothly.
This slows down your door considerably.
Then remove the door stop at the top of the frame which should be as simple as unscrewing it.
Remove the door from the track.
In this video i show how to fix a sliding glass door that is very difficult to slide.
Door is difficult to open and slide.
The most common homeowner fix is to simply lubricate the roller or track the best you can.
First locate the roller adjustment screws and use a screwdriver to turn the screws counterclockwise.
Standard sliding glass doors all have tracks.
Turning this screw raises or lowers the roller.
Rollers that are underneath the sliding door inside the frame tend to wear out making the slider hard to open.
To start your sliding glass door adjustment project first lift or lower the door on the track with a screwdriver or allen wrench.
Remove the plug and use a screwdriver to tighten and loosen the roller height making very small adjustments and testing each time.
Sliding glass door track cleaning.
The track acts as a guide for the door and also allows roller wheels to help the door run smoothly.
Be sure to brush down both sides of the track as well as help scrub out the dirt that exists in the middle move the door along the track to expose the front scrub move the door back to the closed position scrub and so on.
Most sliding doors have a mechanism called an adjusting screw located at the bottom of the door ends.
Most sliding patio doors have one or two small holes at the top and bottom of the door for adjusting the roller height.
First all you need to do is simply give the sliding door track a good scrubbing.
If the door becomes even harder to open turn the screw in the opposite direction.